European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes . Erkey. February 26, Powell cutbacks called inadequate by the los Angeles times Washington Congress signalled wednesday that it is dissatisfied with the military s idles recommendations for re structuring he roles and missions of the individual armed services and hinted it is Likely to mandate its own sweeping plan for trimming waste and duplication. At a hearing on the Issue members of the House armed services committee criticized As inadequate the blueprint outlined earlier this month by Gen. Colin l. Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. The comments marked the first con Gressional reaction to Powell s proposals which called for Only modest revisions of the individual services roles and mis Sions despite earlier warnings by legislators that they expected broader recommendations. Congressional strategists said the sen ate armed services committee which is to begin us own hearings sometime this Spring is expected to be even More Crit ical. Panel chairman Sam Nuhn d-ga., called on Powell last year to make far reaching recommendations. Wednesday s reaction suggests that Secretary of defense los Aspin most Likely will have to beef up Powell s Tec commendations when he sends them to Capitol Hill Early next month or else face a confrontation with Congress. Aspin who left the Hospital thursday after spending the week recovering from a heart problem has until March 12 to accept Powell s report or change it As he sees fit. The criticism of Powell s proposals came from both democrats and republicans on the panel. Committee chairman Ronald v. Dellums a  Powell for his efforts but said his own Hope was that we can go much farther. Than Gen. Powell has  Dellums said he hoped that Aspin would commit himself to a Bottom up review of How the military should be organized. I had hoped that this report would present a More in depth review and would recommend More substantial changes than it docs he said. And rep. Floyd Spence , the ranking Republican on the panel warned that unless the military comes up with sweeping proposals Congress would step in and mandate More far reaching changes. For Many in Congress there is too much of the status quo in the report he said. We need a bold vision from our military  without such vision the push to reduce defense spending May Lead to a politically driven outcome that. The nation cannot  smiling Aspin leaves Hospital ready to return to work at Pentagon by Susanne m. Schafe rap military writer Washington defense Secretary Les Aspin walked out of the Hospital thursday morning Smil ing broadly telling reporters i feel Fine and saying he planned to return to his desk at the Pentagon later in the Day. Aspin bundled in a Down jacket As he left the Hospital and entered a limousine for a police escorted ride to his Home nearby said he planned to return to his full time schedule today. Asked if he was assured he would recover fully he said yes i Haven t personally noticed this thing get Ting worse Over the last two years. The prob Lem is some Days Are better than  Aspin said there Aspi would be no change in his Job schedule or routine. But asked about his hours he said Well have to give and take a Little on  he also said he would give up playing Squash. Eager to illustrate How healthy he Felt he smiled broadly and said physical stamina is what we retaking about  the 54-year-old Cabinet Secretary suffers from a heart abnormality known As hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or a thickening of the heart muscle. It has worsened slightly since it was detected in 1991, but his physicians say they believe the Secre tary will enjoy a full recovery according to a Penta gon official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The official said Aspin s doctors were considering implanting a pacemaker an electrical device that controls the intensity of the heart s beat. It is implanted during a major surgical procedure and its use entails repeated surgeries to replace the unit s Power cell. The official who visited the Secretary wednesday at Georgetown University medical Center said an implant has been generally talked  other options include changing his medication the official said. Earlier thursday the White House said president Clinton was confident the Secretary will be fully Ca Pable of fulfilling his Cabinet duties. The prognosis is for a full recovery said press Secretary Dee Dee Myers. She added that Clinton has full Confidence that hell be Back at the Job and fully  the Secretary s medical problems come at a Hec tic time for the Pentagon. Not Only is the fiscal 1994 budget being wrung through its final phases the military has a major operation in Somalia a still simmering situation in the persian Gulf and the Airdrop in the former Yugo Slavia. The official disclosed for the first time that Aspin informed his doctors that in retrospect he recalls that he has encountered a shortness of breath in the past several months. Aspin apparently did t report it to his personal physician or go in for a checkup the official said. That official also revealed that despite some Rosy predictions on monday about the Secretary s health by Pentagon officials Aspin actually was one sick Puppy. He definitely stopped improving and Pla-teauedout.". That is about the time the physicians whom Aspin s aides have declined to identify inserted a Catheter in his heart to Monitor fluids. The Catheter was removed tuesday night and the Pentagon has since said in a statement that the Secretary s condition continued to improve. He spent a restful night and was up and about this morning the statement said. Witness says 5 beat Gay Sailor by the los Angeles times san Diego a shipmate who witnessed the beating of Gay Sailor Allen a Schindler in Japan last october said he saw five sailors pummel Schindler out Side a Public restroom before two of the attackers drag ged him inside to continue the fatal assault. Keith Sims who was a gunner s mate aboard the amphibious assault ship Befi eau Wood said he has volunteered information to Navy investigators but has yet to be called by Navy prosecutors As a witness in the Case. Sims assertion that five sailors took part in the beat ing contradicts the Navy s version of the assault. The Navy has said that Terry m. Helvey who is charged with murder was the Only Sailor who attacked Schind Ler a crewman aboard the Belleau Wood last oct. 27 in a restroom outside the Navy base at Casebo Japan. Schindler 22, of Chicago Heights 111., was waiting to be discharged because he was homosexual. The Navy said it is investigating the killing As a possible Gay bashing. In a Telephone interview from the Navy base at trea sure Island Sims said he witnessed the nighttime attack from about 35 Yards away. Although he had known Schindler for about a year Sims 20, said it was so dark that he initially did not know the identity of the victim or the attackers. Afterwards Sims said he saw Helvey and Charles a. Vins run from the restroom. Helvey 22, and Vins 20, were airmen aboard the Belleau Wood. Despite Sims comments and an initial Navy report of the killing Navy spokesmen said Vins was not involved in the attack. However in a report dated oct. 28, written less than 10 hours after the killing Navy investigators said Vins had confessed to the assault and implicated Helvey. Vins later agreed to testify against Helvey and the Navy agreed to prosecute him on lesser charges according to Navy documents. Vins was convicted on two counts of failing to report a crime and one count of resisting arrest and he was sentenced to one year in custody. Nuke Force searches for new strategy by the new York times Offutt fab neb. Here on the Frozen Midwest. Tern Prairie one of America s senior generals is Devis ing a new strategy of nuclear deterrence. Neither president Clinton nor defense Secretary Lesa spin has been advised vet but Gen. George l. Butler and his planners at the . Strategic come the nerve enter of America s nuclear strike Force Are in the Early stages of building and testing computer Model that could enable Clinton to aim nuclear weapons at third world nations that threaten the interests of the United states or its allies. Specialists in the aiming of missiles still cast a wary Eye toward the former soviet republics. Mindful of the diminishing threat from that Quarter however the also Are redefining the concept of nuclear deterrence to include the possible use of the country s ultimate Power against terrorist states or rogue leaders who threaten to use their own nuclear chemical or biological weapons. Our focus How is not just the former soviet Union but any potentially hostile country that has or is seeking weapons of mass destruction said Butler 53, a former political science professor at the air Force Academy known for his thoughtful approach to Long Range plan Ning. While Butler casts his notions in the language of the military intellectual he is there also Are concerns about bureaucratic survival. His command one of the mos important to the cold War military is swiftly losing its place at the head of the line As the soviet missile threat recedes. Butler said he had not yet consulted with Aspin Orris top aides about his ideas but wanted to prepare the concept in anticipation of their eventual review of his command s relevance. Senior White House aides say they Are interested in discussing Butler s planning but have been too Busy with other pressing matters in their first five weeks in  and his planners emphasize that the chances Are Remote that Washington would Ever use nuclear weapons against a terrorist state. They also say they Are merely Fine tuning procedures for designating targets to give the president and the defense Secretary. But the officers say that having these options available an known to adversaries is at the heart of the new concept. Deterrence May not work in the old soviet Ameri can terms but i m convinced that having nuclear weapons still matters Butler said in a four hour interview Here. It s not a mistake that Saddam Hussein never used chemical or biological weapons in the persian Gulf War.". R Butler acknowledged that deterrence might not work at All against terrorists who acquired a nuclear weapon and he said that weakness of deterrence made efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear devices that much More important. During the cold War it took planners 18 months to translate a list of targets in the soviet Union into a nuclear War plan. Butler said the new concept Aims to be More flexible and respond to changing threats within 48 hours. It will also have to Deal with political hurdles environmental dangers risks to civilians and other considerations that cold War planners did not worry about. R